Virginia Coast - Island Change
2002-2021
Here imagery from the Virginia Base Mapping Project ( https://vginmaps.vdem.virginia.gov/arcgis/rest/services/VBMP_Imagery) shows changes on the barrier islands on the Virginia Coast of the Delmarva Peninsula. Move the slider to the LEFT to see 2002 and to the RIGHT to see 2021.
Cobb Island
Cobb Island has changed a lot between 2002 and 2021 with a large portion of the island lost to erosion
Hog Island
Northern Hog Island has been shrinking, but the south is growing
Wreck Island
Wreck Island has narrowed and shifted to the south
Ship Shoal/Godwin/Mytle/Mink Islands
Myrtle Island has been disappearing, but Ship Shoal to the north has grown